VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University Lady Trailblazers got their revenge after a December loss to the Lady Blue Knights in Olney by picking up a very strong 87-55 win over Olney Central Saturday night.
The Lady Blazers wasted little time setting the tone against Olney Central, scoring the first eight points of the game and jumping out to a 14-3 lead.
OCC picked things up offensively and answered back with a 7-0 scoring run of their own to cut the VU lead down to four.
This would be the closest Olney Central would get for the rest of the game however as VU built a 13-point lead with an 11-2 scoring run late in the first quarter and grabbed a 28-18 lead after the first 10 minutes of play.
The second quarter was a more defensive battle, with neither team able to get much momentum scoring the ball.
The Lady Blazers held strong and headed into the locker room with a 40-28 halftime advantage over Olney Central.
Vincennes came out of the locker room swinging and quickly grabbed all of the momentum with a 12-0 run early in the third quarter.
VU kept their foot on the gas throughout the third quarter, taking a 65-46 lead into the final period.
The Lady Blazers looked to put the game away early in the fourth quarter and picked up their game defensively.
VU kept building on their lead with steals and transition layups as Vincennes cruised late to an 87-55 win over the Lady Blue Knights.
“We remembered the game over in Olney,†VU Hall of Fame Head Coach Harry Meeks said. “We kept talking about it and going back and watching the game film. We know that they had a lot to do with us not winning last time in Olney, but we know that we also had a lot to do with it. We have worked really hard at cutting down on some of our errors. Right now I think we are starting to run our offenses and plays better. We are getting more production out of people.â€
“I just think the team wanted to win tonight,†Meeks added. “I think the girls played really hard. We pushed the ball and scored a lot of points and we definitely have a happy locker room tonight.â€
The Lady Blazers were led offensively by sophomore Cherrelle Newsom (Indianapolis, Ind.) who started out hot from behind the arc with three first quarter three’s and ended the way she started with three more in the fourth quarter.
Newsom ended with 22 points off of her six three-point makes and a team-high seven assists.
Freshman Elikya Baseyila (Paris, France) continues to be an imposing threat in the low block, ending her night with 15 points and seven rebounds.
Sophomore Daylynn Thornton (Lafayette, Ind.) helped get the VU offense going early, getting 10 of her 14 points in the first half. Thornton also finished with four assists and a pair of rebounds.
Sophomore Chanice Willis (Champaign, Ill.) came off the bench to reach double-figures, ending with 14 points, a team-high six steals, four rebounds and three assists.
Freshman Maycee Lange (Vincennes, Ind.) looked to get back on track offensively Saturday, nearly coming away with a dou
ble-double as Lange finished with 11 points, nine rebounds, four assists and a team-high four blocks.
Freshman Brie Miller (Greencastle, Ind.) controlled the boards all game long as she finished with a team-high 11 rebounds to go along with four points and a pair of assists.
